NOVARTIS AG NVS
SPONSORED ADR · ADR · CUSIP 66987V109 · ISIN US66987V1098
Swiss-American multinational pharmaceutical corporation
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersBasel, Switzerland
- Founded1996
- Websitenovartis.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($53.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $90.49. Options: 20 managers hold calls ($797.7m notional), 21 hold puts ($341.3m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,089 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,183 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $440.5m | $204.4m | 0.46 |
| Q4 2022 | $797.7m | $341.3m | 0.43 |
Biggest buyers
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +2.5m |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | New | +600.0k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Added | +556.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +377.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +239.1k |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | +207.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +170.5k |
| Scharf Investments, LLC | Added | +159.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +140.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | Added | +79.5k |
Biggest sellers
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | Reduced | -4.0m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -2.7m |
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -1.7m |
| Sanders Capital, LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -847.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -809.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -729.3k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -679.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -546.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -509.7k |
Biggest calls
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $152.5m1.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $147.5m1.6m shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $125.0m1.4m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $77.8m857.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $69.5m766.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $53.8m592.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $52.2m575.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $41.1m453.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $22.4m247.0k shares |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ | Not comparable | $18.1m200.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $111.7m1.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $79.9m881.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $56.1m618.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $41.3m455.7k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $11.4m125.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $10.6m117.2k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $10.3m113.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $5.1m56.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $4.3m47.5k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $3.7m40.8k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AME 13G · institution new · filed 2025-07-17 | 6.4% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
None reported in Q4 2022.
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dodge & Cox 1.29% of their portfolio | 20.8m $1.9bn | Reduced -297.3k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.43% of their portfolio | 17.2m $1.6bn | Reduced -258.3k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 1.99% of their portfolio | 10.9m $993.0m | Reduced -4.0m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 6.7m $608.0m | Reduced -497.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.5m $588.6m | Added +377.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.4m $577.8m | Reduced -847.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 6.0m $543.7m | Reduced -509.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.9m $440.4m | Reduced -233.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.6m $389.4m | Added +41.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.52% of their portfolio | 4.1m $374.4m | Added +2.5m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 3.9m $356.8m | Reduced -2.7m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 3.4m $310.4m | Added +239.1k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 3.25% of their portfolio | 2.8m $252.9m | Reduced -679.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.5m $229.9m | Reduced -93.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.5m $223.7m | Added +7.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.1m $194.9m | Reduced -169.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.1m $189.1m | Reduced -258.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $171.3m | Reduced -38.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $170.2m | Reduced -809.0k |
| Manning & Napier Group, LLC 1.96% of their portfolio | 1.8m $159.5m | Reduced -32.6k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.6m $145.7m | Reduced -729.3k |
| Scharf Investments, LLC 4.67% of their portfolio | 1.6m $142.9m | Added +159.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $139.0m | Added +140.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $124.8m | Added +13.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $116.4m | Reduced -153.0k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.3m $113.5m | Reduced -130.1k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.1m $102.5m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 984.4k $89.3m | Unchanged |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 960.1k $87.1m | Reduced -207.4k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 955.8k $86.7m | Reduced -10.4k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 880.3k $79.9m | Reduced -213.1k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 857.1k $77.8m | Reduced -14.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.19% of their portfolio | 814.3k $73.9m | Reduced -58.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 793.4k $72.0m | Reduced -88.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 745.7k $67.7m | Reduced -406.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.24% of their portfolio | 705.8k $64.0m | Added +56.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.06% of their portfolio | 699.1k $63.4m | Reduced -85.0k |
| Mondrian Investment Partners LTD 1.39% of their portfolio | 691.6k $62.7m | Reduced -58.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 690.2k $62.6m | Added +23.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.07% of their portfolio | 686.2k $62.2m | Reduced -114.5k |
| BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ 1.47% of their portfolio | 683.2k $62.0m | Added +3.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 651.9k $59.1m | Reduced -546.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.13% of their portfolio | 629.8k $57.1m | Added +29.5k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.32% of their portfolio | 619.9k $56.2m | Added +556.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 619.1k $56.2m | Reduced -17.1k |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc 1.00% of their portfolio | 600.0k $55.1m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 568.3k $51.6m | Reduced -76.4k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 563.4k $51.1m | Reduced -22.5k |
| Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. 2.70% of their portfolio | 517.1k $46.9m | First filing |
| D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 0.52% of their portfolio | 487.7k $44.2m | Added +3.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 466.6k $42.3m | Added +170.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 435.7k $39.5m | Reduced -111.0k |
| GW HENSSLER & ASSOCIATES LTD 2.67% of their portfolio | 418.7k $38.0m | Added +7.9k |
| MANAGED ASSET PORTFOLIOS, LLC 5.92% of their portfolio | 417.2k $37.9m | Reduced -4.6k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 411.7k $25.3m | Reduced -9.3k |
| Morningstar Investment Services LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 405.4k $37.2m | Reduced -14.3k |
| TCTC Holdings, LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 399.6k $36.3m | Added +2.1k |
| Optiver Holding B.V. 2.15% of their portfolio | 391.5k $35.5m | Added +207.9k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 356.1k $32.3m | Reduced -32.5k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.12% of their portfolio | 346.5k $31.4m | Reduced -31.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 335.4k $30.5m | Reduced -395.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 334.8k $30.4m | Reduced -30.0k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 328.7k $29.8m | Reduced -19.2k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 323.0k $29.3m | Reduced -31.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 321.4k $29.2m | Added +10.7k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 317.7k $28.8m | Reduced -22.6k |
| Martin Investment Management, LLC 8.91% of their portfolio | 313.0k $28.4m | Reduced -9.3k |
| CAMBRIDGE TRUST CO 1.27% of their portfolio | 312.9k $28.4m | Added +24.0k |
| SATURNA CAPITAL CORP 0.61% of their portfolio | 310.7k $28.2m | Reduced -15.5k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 305.3k $27.7m | Added +5.7k |
| CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC 1.26% of their portfolio | 304.2k $27.6m | Reduced -26.0k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.44% of their portfolio | 303.0k $27.5m | Reduced -6.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 299.7k $27.2m | Added +67.8k |
| WOODLEY FARRA MANION PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT INC 1.91% of their portfolio | 290.2k $26.3m | Added +3.1k |
| Creative Planning 0.04% of their portfolio | 289.1k $26.2m | Reduced -12.0k |
| FINANCIAL COUNSELORS INC 0.54% of their portfolio | 267.3k $24.3m | Reduced -1.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 259.6k $23.6m | Reduced -25.1k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 256.9k $23.3m | First filing |
| Boston Common Asset Management, LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 255.0k $23.1m | Reduced -18.9k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 246.4k $22.4m | Added +2.2k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 232.8k $21.1m | Added +50.3k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 231.9k $21.0m | Added +40.5k |
| GOFEN & GLOSSBERG LLC /IL/ 0.53% of their portfolio | 227.6k $20.6m | Reduced -4.4k |
| CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 222.8k $20.2m | Reduced -48.0k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 220.4k $20.0m | Reduced -80.5k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 219.6k $19.9m | Added +9.5k |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 207.0k $18.8m | Added +6 |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 202.0k $18.3m | Added +922 |
| DDD Partners, LLC 2.87% of their portfolio | 198.0k $18.0m | Added +4.0k |
| JOHN G ULLMAN & ASSOCIATES INC 2.81% of their portfolio | 194.2k $17.6m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 193.9k $17.6m | Added +1.5k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 187.4k $17.0m | Added +2.5k |
| Hemenway Trust Co LLC 1.87% of their portfolio | 184.9k $16.8m | Reduced -3.8k |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.31% of their portfolio | 181.3k $16.4m | Reduced -58 |
| Bartlett & Co. LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 177.9k $16.1m | Reduced -3.4k |
| BARTLETT & CO. WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 177.9k $16.1m | Reduced -3.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 176.5k $16.0m | Added +8.4k |
| OAK ASSOCIATES LTD /OH/ 1.34% of their portfolio | 175.7k $15.9m | Reduced -9.3k |
| EXENCIAL WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 175.6k $15.9m | Reduced -2.7k |
| CORDA Investment Management, LLC. 1.23% of their portfolio | 167.0k $15.1m | Reduced -15.5k |